Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-01
PROHIBlTIONISTS.


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SYRACUSE, Aug. 25.-The prohibitions
lists began their state conven ton in the
Alhambra rink at IL o'clock this morn
ing. About thousand delegates were
present. f. F. Wheeler, chairman of the
state committee, called the convention
to order in a speech in which he scored
the liquor policy of both the republican
and democratic parties. The Rev. 1. X.
Funk, editor of The Voice, was made
temporary chairman.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The prohi-
bition state convention was called to or
der by Chairman Bascom at $50 O'Clock
this morning. The report of the commit
tee on resolutions was presented and
adopted. The following is a summary of
the platform: The government by and
for the people can be permanent and fit
to endure only as the people guard sacred
ly public morals and private life; that the
liquor traffic being foe to every interest
individual, social and national, its entire
prohibition is demanded; that licensing
and taxes will never down the evil; de-
nounces the voting for license or tax of
the traffic; that the power and value of
the ballot demands disfranchisement of
him who sells vote and also for him who
buys 1T; that the ballot should be given to
women: that the determination of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating bev-
erages is the dominent issue before citi-
zens of both state and nation; it is, there
fore, the only test of party fealty. For
the wage earners it demands the pro-
hibitiOn of the liquor traffic as
the most important reform; that
health and safety of workers in the per-
Torrance of labor should be secured by
law; that laws relating to child labor and
compulsory education should be strictly
enforced and their provisions extended:
that postal savings BANKS and telegraphs
should be established; that just system
of proft-sharing between employers and
employees should be encouraged; that the
establishment of cooperative business
enterprises by laboring men be promoted
by wise leg islatiOn; that differences re-
lating to the rewards of labor should be
settled by arbitration; that equal wages
for equal work be paid to men and
women; that we are opposed to the
holding of large tracts of land for specu
lative purposes by any individual Or cor
poration, and demand that the public
lands be reserved for actual settlers; that
such franchises as for street railroads,
stage routes, ferries and gas companies,
should be disposed of to the individual
company that would agree to serve the
public at the lowest rates, and not to the
highest bidder; that all men should pay
taxes on what they own and not upon
what they owe, and that the legal interest
in this state should be reduced to 5 per
cent. Proof is cited to show the sub
servince of both of the old parties to the
rum power.
Contribu ions were called for this morn
ing for campaign purposes and $5,616.65
was raised against $4,000 last year.
At 1:30 the convention adjourned until
2:30.
The following state officers were nom
mated:
Secretary of stated. W. G. Hunting
ton, of Allegheny.
mptroller-CaI B. Hitchcock, of
Cortland.
Attorney generals. w. Mason, of
Chautauqua.
Treasurer = William w. Smith, of
Duchess.
State engineer-John G. Gray, of u
ster.
Adjourned sine die.